IBM Power 780 Server (9179-MHD)

IBM Power 780 Server (9179-MHD)
Network Server
Cisco Systems, Inc.

11 May 2014
141480

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64

Product Description
IBM Power 780 server with IBM's POWER7+ CPU

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	1
CPU:	16 IBM POWER7+ 4.42 GHz
RAM:	192 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	3 USB Ports 6 PCI Express X8
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) IBM Obsidian chipset SCSI controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	3 Fujitsu MBE2147RC , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	IBM RMBO0040502 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 1
VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe).
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where a network adapter was given to the SLES 12 guest. An added Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet adapter was used in this testing.
4) Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.

Adapters and Drivers


Emulex Corporation Integrated BE3 controller dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: be2net.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 174031
	Checksum: 170e706f66f906ffe867d14bdff6f239
	Driver Version: 4.4.161.0s

Emulex Corporation OneConnect 10Gb Ethernet Adapter OCe11102-N (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: be2net.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 174031
	Checksum: 170e706f66f906ffe867d14bdff6f239
	Driver Version: 4.4.161.0s

IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ipr.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 213287
	Checksum: 3bce48a5eab10a3dc648f147006c87b9
	Driver Version: 2.6.0

IBM Obsidian chipset SCSI controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ipr.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 213287
	Checksum: 3bce48a5eab10a3dc648f147006c87b9
	Driver Version: 2.6.0

The term SUSE YES Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin. For more information on hardware exchange policies, please access the following document and view the Hardware Component Exchange Guide.

https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

Cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Dr.
San Jose , CA 95134
Voice: (408) 526-4000
Toll Free: (800) 553-NETS or (800) 553-6387
Website: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/unified-computing-system/products-technical-reference-list.html

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IBM Power 780 Server (9179-MHD) - Yes Bulletin 141480 | SUSE